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...This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the control, conservation, and drainage of the waters of this state.

...strial waste, and other wastes into the waters of the state. (B) The director may, after opportunity for a public hearing in accordance with section 3745.07 of the Revised Code, issue a permit upon conditions at variance from a national or state effluent limitation for the thermal component of a discharge, upon a showing satisfactory to the director that the national or state limitation for the thermal component is...

...rge would have de minimis impact on the waters of the state receiving the discharge; (2) Installation or modification of disposal systems or any parts thereof, including disposal systems for stormwater or for coal mining and reclamation operations. A general permit shall apply to a class or category of discharges or disposal systems or to persons conducting similar activities, within any area of the state, inc...

...ed to include activities benefiting the waters of the state that are authorized under Chapter 3746. of the Revised Code. The fund shall be administered by the director consistent with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; regulations adopted under it, including, without limitation, regulations establishing public participation requirements applicable to the providing of financial assistance; this section; and rul...

...rs; (4) Mitigation fees for impacts to waters of the state for mitigation not required by the United States environmental protection agency or the United States army corps of engineers. (B) Money in the fund shall be used by the director to complete water quality protection and restoration projects. The director may enter into contracts and agreements, including grant agreements with federal, state, or local g...

...ls in order to control pollution of the waters of the state, to prevent contamination of underground sources of drinking water, and to satisfy all requirements of the "Safe Drinking Water Act," 88 Stat. 1661 (1974), 42 U.S.C.A. 300(f), as amended, regarding injection wells as defined in regulations adopted under that act. This section and sections 6111.044 to 6111.049 of the Revised Code do not apply to the drilling,...

...or sludge materials or pollution of any waters of the state, inspect any monitoring equipment, inspect the drilling, conversion, or operation of any injection well, and sample any discharges, including discharges by "industrial users" into a publicly owned "treatment works" as those terms are defined in sections 212 and 502 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, and may apply to the court of common pleas having ...

...on over the wetlands, streams, or other waters of the state that are the subject of the section 401 water quality certification application; (2) If the project involves impacts to a wetland, a wetland characterization analysis consistent with the Ohio rapid assessment method; (3) If the project involves a stream for which a specific aquatic life use designation has not been made, data sufficient to determine the ...

...As used in sections 6111.31 to 6111.316 of the Revised Code: (A) "Area of mitigation" or "AMIT" means the area of mitigation, as calculated using the formula specified in division (A) of section 6111.313 of the Revised Code, expressed in feet squared. (B) Area of the streamway or "ASW" means the area of the streamway, expressed in feet squared. (C) "DA" means drainage area, expressed in square miles. (D) "Eig...

...bating new or existing pollution of the waters of the state, the director of environmental protection, upon application by any person and determination by the director that such action will be conducive to the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare, may grant approval for general plans to such person for the construction and installation of a disposal system for the disposal of sewage, industrial waste, or o...

...ts or by the pollution or misuse of the waters of the state within the district or without the district and served or affected by a project or projects of the district, the board of trustees may make and enforce such rules and regulations as are necessary and advisable: (A) To protect and preserve the projects of such district, prescribe the manner of their use by any person or political subdivision and preserve ord...

...default, by affecting the properties of waters of the state in a manner which renders such waters harmful or inimical to the public health, animal or aquatic life, or the use of such waters for domestic water supply, industrial or agricultural purposes, or for recreation, the director may request the Ohio water development authority to establish a waste water facilities service area for the purpose of eliminating suc...

... waters of Lake Erie or other navigable waters of the state.

... operated in a manner that protects the waters of the state. (B) In a situation in which best management practices cannot be implemented without modifying the existing animal feeding facility, the owner or operator of the facility shall apply for a permit to install for the facility. (C) In the case of an animal feeding facility for which a permit to operate is required under this section, a permit to operate shall...

...operator has discharged pollutants into waters of the state in violation of section 903.08 of the Revised Code or the terms and conditions of a NPDES permit or the NPDES provisions of the permit to operate issued for the operation. The administrative penalty shall not exceed five thousand dollars. The director shall afford the owner or operator an opportunity for an adjudication hearing under Chapter 119. of the Rev...

...moving, or abating any pollution of the waters of the state caused by agricultural pollution or an unauthorized release, spill, or discharge of manure into or upon the environment that requires emergency action to protect the public health.